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Whipple, Joseph, 1687-1750 [Notice to issue arms to Captain George Wanton]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.281 Author/Creator: Whipple, Joseph, 1687-1750 Place Written: Newport, Rhode Island Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 23 October 1740 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 16.5 cm, Width: 15.5 cm Order a Copy

Sent to George Wanton, the general treasurer for Rhode Island.

Whipple, Joseph, 1687-1750
Bunton, John, fl. 1740
Tisdale, Henry, fl. 1740-1745
Wanton, George, 1694-1752

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